Santa Barbara Red Rock 40 Mile Endurance Run
This is not a fancy event, it is a genuine, old fashion ultra run. It is a low key, 40 Mile Trail Endurance Run, Trail Marathon and Trail Half Marathon. ALL THREE DISTANCES will start at 7:00 A.M. on SATURDAY, December 8, 2018 at the First Crossing Day Use Area at the end of Paradise Road in Santa Barbara. The out and back course formats offer dramatic views of the Santa Barbara Front. Your registration fee includes, finishers award, custom shirt, awards to top male and female overall. As always, the course marking will be minimal but adequate. Aid on course will also be minimal but adequate.
Half Marathon
Half Marathon will start at 7:00am at the First Crossing Day Use Area at the end of Paradise Road approximately eleven miles from Hwy 154. The Half Marathon is an out and back format. You will run approximately 6.5 miles out on the Matias Trail and turn around and retrace your steps back to the First Crossing Day Use Area. There will be aid at approximately mile seven.
Trail Marathon
Trail Marathon will start at 7:00am at the First Crossing Day Use Area at the end of Paradise Road approximately eleven miles from Hwy 154. The Trail Marathon is an out and back format. You will run approximately 13 miles out on the Matias Trail to the Gibraltar Trail and turn around at Gibraltar Mine and retrace your steps back to the First Crossing Day Use Area. There will be aid at approximately miles 7, 11, 17 and 21. Be prepared for long sections with no aid and no cellular contact.
40 Mile Trail Run
40 Mile Trail Run will start at 7:00am at the First Crossing Day Use Area at the end of Paradise Road approximately eleven miles from Hwy 154. The 40 Mile course is an out and back format. First Crossing Day Use Area to Arroyo Burro Road, Matias Connector Trail, Paradise Road, Gibraltar Trail, Cold Spring Trail, Camino Cielo Road and back. The course is advanced and intended for the expert trail runner only. Remote, long sections with little or no support, minimal aid and minimal markings.
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